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Stepping Away from Streaming with the Snowsky Echo Digital Audio Player (gardinerbryant.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 21 points 6 months ago* (8 children)

I also have one of those. Really nice, premium-feeling hardware and great sound quality, as expected from Fiio. They really should have added some additional buttons though. Forward/back, menu navigation and volume control all using the same 2 buttons is quite annoying. The software is also rather clunky and basic, comparable to the average mid-2000s "nugget" - I guess that might make it even more nostalgic for some. In any case, it's cool having my own dedicated device for music I own again. Right now, it's a solid 7/10 device for me, but could easily become an 8 or 9 with better software.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Agree with all your points!

    The metal body is so very satisfying. But the cheaper (and almost toy-like) Innioasis Y1 had a far better menu system with that scroll-wheel

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I've tried enough custom os players to know that they are never good. Ofren you cant do something as simple as play a random album, search by name, or go to the currently playing album/artist.

    I prefer android, so I can install any player.

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